Anticipating The Next Discoveries In Particle Physics (Tasi 2016) - Proceedings Of The 2016 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics

Anticipating The Next Discoveries In Particle Physics (Tasi 2016) - Proceedings Of The 2016 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics
Author: Rouven Essig
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2018-05-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813233354

This volume is a compilation of lectures delivered at the TASI 2016 summer school, 'Anticipating the Next Discoveries in Particle Physics', held at the University of Colorado at Boulder in June 2016. The school focused on topics in theoretical particle physics, phenomenology, dark matter, and cosmology of interest to contemporary researchers in these fields. The lectures are accessible to graduate students in the initial stages of their research careers.

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

The Fractal Geometry of Nature
Author: Benoit Mandelbrot
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-07-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781648370410

Written in a style that is accessible to a wide audience, The Fractal Geometry of Nature inspired popular interest in this emerging field. Mandelbrot's unique style, and rich illustrations will inspire readers of all backgrounds.

The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling

The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling
Author: J. Gani
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461386314

This book brings together the personal accounts and reflections of nineteen mathematical model-builders, whose specialty is probabilistic modelling. The reader may well wonder why, apart from personal interest, one should commission and edit such a collection of articles. There are, of course, many reasons, but perhaps the three most relevant are: (i) a philosophicaJ interest in conceptual models; this is an interest shared by everyone who has ever puzzled over the relationship between thought and reality; (ii) a conviction, not unsupported by empirical evidence, that probabilistic modelling has an important contribution to make to scientific research; and finally (iii) a curiosity, historical in its nature, about the complex interplay between personal events and the development of a field of mathematical research, namely applied probability. Let me discuss each of these in turn. Philosophical Abstraction, the formation of concepts, and the construction of conceptual models present us with complex philosophical problems which date back to Democritus, Plato and Aristotle. We have all, at one time or another, wondered just how we think; are our thoughts, concepts and models of reality approxim&tions to the truth, or are they simply functional constructs helping us to master our environment? Nowhere are these problems more apparent than in mathematical model ling, where idealized concepts and constructions replace the imperfect realities for which they stand.

The Beauty of Fractals

The Beauty of Fractals
Author: Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1986-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540158516

Now approaching its tenth year, this hugely successful book presents an unusual attempt to publicise the field of Complex Dynamics. The text was originally conceived as a supplemented catalogue to the exhibition "Frontiers of Chaos", seen in Europe and the United States, and describes the context and meaning of these fascinating images. A total of 184 illustrations - including 88 full-colour pictures of Julia sets - are suggestive of a coffee-table book. However, the invited contributions which round off the book lend the text the required formality. Benoit Mandelbrot gives a very personal account, in his idiosyncratic self-centred style, of his discovery of the fractals named after him and Adrien Douady explains the solved and unsolved problems relating to this amusingly complex set.

Hadron Interactions,

Hadron Interactions,
Author: P. D. B. Collins
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1984
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Intended for graduate students, advanced undergraduates and research staff in particle physics and related disciplines and will also be of interest to physicists not working in this field who want an overview of the present development of the subject.

Local Quantum Physics

Local Quantum Physics
Author: Rudolf Haag
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642614582

The new edition provided the opportunity of adding a new chapter entitled "Principles and Lessons of Quantum Physics". It was a tempting challenge to try to sharpen the points at issue in the long lasting debate on the Copenhagen Spirit, to assess the significance of various arguments from our present vantage point, seventy years after the advent of quantum theory, where, after ali, some problems appear in a different light. It includes a section on the assumptions leading to the specific mathematical formalism of quantum theory and a section entitled "The evolutionary picture" describing my personal conclusions. Alto gether the discussion suggests that the conventional language is too narrow and that neither the mathematical nor the conceptual structure are built for eter nity. Future theories will demand radical changes though not in the direction of a return to determinism. Essential lessons taught by Bohr will persist. This chapter is essentially self-contained. Some new material has been added in the last chapter. It concerns the char acterization of specific theories within the general frame and recent progress in quantum field theory on curved space-time manifolds. A few pages on renor malization have been added in Chapter II and some effort has been invested in the search for mistakes and unclear passages in the first edition. The central objective of the book, expressed in the title "Local Quantum Physics", is the synthesis between special relativity and quantum theory to gether with a few other principles of general nature.

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Author: Marcin L. Sadowski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2000-06-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780792363163

Optical methods for investigating semiconductors and the theoretical description of optical processes have always been an important part of semiconductor physics. Only the emphasis placed on different materials changes with time. Here, a large number of papers are devoted to quantum dots, presenting the theory, spectroscopic investigation and methods of producing such structures. Another major part of the book reflects the growing interest in diluted semiconductors and II-IV nanosystems in general. There are also discussions of the fascinating field of photonic crystals. `Classical' low dimensional systems, such as GsAs/GaAlAs quantum wells and heterostructures, still make up a significant part of the results presented, and they also serve as model systems for new phenomena. New materials are being sought, and new experimental techniques are coming on stream, in particular the combination of different spectroscopic modalities.